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Police Briefs 05-09-2019

On Monday,
April 29, at around 7:49 a.m., police responded to a radio call to investigate
a person at the Sheraton Hotel at 39 Dalton St.

Upon arrival,
officers spoke to hotel security, who stated they would like a “frequent
trespasser” removed from the third-floor lobby. Security also said problems
with the individual date back several years, and that she is continually
abusive towards them, yelling and swearing at them, and refusing to leave the
hotel on her own accord.

Security
escorted police to the third-floor lobby, where they immediately recognized the
suspect from previous trespassing complaints against her in the area.

When police
attempted to engage her in conversation, the suspect, who is known top suffer
from mental illness, began cursing at them and refused medical attention at
that time.

Police
removed the suspect from the hotel and notified the Department of Mental Health
and the Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST) of the matter.

Smoking hazard

On Saturday,
May 4, at approximately 6:45 p.m., a victim entered the District 4 police
station to report that he was the victim of an assault and battery early that
morning.

The victim
said between 3 and 3:50 a.m., after completing his shift as an Uber driver, he
entered the Mobil gas station at 273 East Berkeley St. to purchase cigarettes
and upon exiting the store, an unknown male suspect punched him in the chest
for no apparent reason.

When the
suspect gestured menacingly as if he was carrying a weapon, the victim ran back
to his vehicle and drove home.

The victim said the suspect was accompanied by a female accomplice and
drove a black, newer-model Mercedes.